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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
6
Peggy Palance urges mothers of older children to stay busy through new jobs, courses, or volunteering. She highlights real estate, nursing, secretarial night classes, teaching music or dance, hospital volunteering, Red Cross work, and studying modern languages at Ohio University to rejoin the work world and engage with the wider world.
A columnist argues that many married women with children should not seek careers but instead choose jobs that supplement the family, stressing loyalty to family over ambition. It notes exceptions for part-time or tailored roles and cautions against chasing glamour at the expense of home duties.
A reflective feature argues that women face mixed fortunes in business careers. It cites Richard S. MacQuown on gender neutrality in hiring, emphasizes constant skill refreshment, and notes conflicts between ambition and marriage. The piece suggests work can save dull marriages and widen dialogue.
Calendar listing Thursday events across Albany includes WSCS at Mrs. Gil logly home with co hostesses and devotions, American Legion Auxiliary at the Legion Home with guest speaker, Athena Theta Rho Girls Club planning installation, East Side Elementary PTA program for grades four to six, PEO Chapter 6 at Mrs. Rufus Hopkins home with dessert, and Homemakers Club cancellation followed by several other gatherings at local homes and public venues.
Club Notes records Monday session at Mrs. Charles Reamer home with Sherwood Hall as president The group donated to a needy family at Christmas and to United Appeal A H Rhoads read a letter from Tri-Hi-Y thanking for a tea YAC sponsored Hostesses were Gaige Paulson and Harold Whaley Next meeting set at Mrs John Alden with Dr Alan Baldwin as guest speaker Higley Study Circle met at Mrs F C Schilling home nominating committee named for 1964 officers and program committee listed Jade Window talk given by A D Morrison Next meeting February 5 at Mrs Fred Lee Tom 224 E State St Amere Club meeting canceled moving to next Thursday at Mrs Robert Jones 103 W State St.
Letters describe making fabric and paper tubes to insulate doors using bath towels newsprint and rubber bands. Suggestions include machine stitching kneadable options and refinements from velvet or corduroy to knit or crochet tubes. Readers claim reduced drafts and improved insulation for both heat and cooling.
The piece encourages small acts of self care by trading favors like babysitting with a neighbor, allowing a scheduled yet flexible approach to daily life. It suggests choosing activities you want rather than feel obligated to do, such as shopping for gifts or enjoying a meal.
Mrs. Guy V. Price of Campbellsville Ky, mother of Mrs. George Klare, died suddenly. Mrs. Klare and her husband traveled to Campbellsville, and she will accompany her father to Kansas City Mo for funeral services. The note also mentions Great Books Club meeting and reading assignment of Hamlet.
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